avoid getting kimura'd when being in side control or half guard? I usually work the under hook. But if they just sit there long enough and play with it (usually stronger guys) they will just pry it loose and do it. I try turning into it , but that usually doesnt work for some reason. Anywayd idears?
how do I...
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I tuck my elbow in tight to my body it helps alot, also try to stay busy by getting out of halfguard or distracting their hands to not kimura you.
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If he's working a farside kimura grip in side control, here's my thought/action process:
1) Break the grip by sliding your knee in between his arms and yours. So if he's in side control and has a kimura grip on your left arm, slide your left knee under his arms to break his grip. This might not work as well with a gi, but it's pretty much foolproof in no gi and MMA.
2) Be ready for him to move into headmount if you haven't broken his grip yet. Start gripping your hands together in a solid position so he can't get that headmounted kimura.
3) If he begins to move into headmount, also be ready for him to transition into an armbar on the far side. Remember Hughes vs. St. Pierre? If Georges had been quick enough (I don't think many people would have; that armbar was FAST), all you need to do is bring your knee up in the same manner, and you actually have an armbar on the top guy. I learned this from Matt Hughes on the Bas DVDs. As the top man comes around the corner to turn the kimura into an armbar, he needs to bring his foot/knee into the bottom man's ribs. If the bottom man brings his knee up, in the same way you'd escape sidemount, he can bring his other leg over the top man's head and armbar.
I actually find the kimura from side mount easier to escape than the kimura from guard, if you're talking strictly grappling.
If it's a kimura from half guard, and he's on top, do the same escape with the knee. You might lose position, but you broke his kimura grip, and better to be sidemounted than to be submitted.
If it's a half guard kimura from bottom, grip your hands together, lean the shoulder that's being protected down to the mat, and base that same side leg out to prevent from being swept. You should also hip in a little bit to stop him from recovering full guard. Now use this position to start working your leg out of half guard. Once you do escape, run around to the opposite side of the arm that's being attacked. Run around his head, until you get to the same side as the arm that's being attacked. One of your legs will naturally be over his head. With the other leg, quickly step that foot under his ribs so your shin is pressing into his ribs. Grip his arm (he's holding your arm anyways) and fall back for an armbar. You might also want to throw the wedged leg over his body if you don't get a tap right away, to solidify the position.
Another thing to do, in guard or half guard from top, is to bridge up as high as you can, getting up on your feet, and pushing down on his knee and somersaulting through. If you can scramble, you might even get top position.
1) Break the grip by sliding your knee in between his arms and yours. So if he's in side control and has a kimura grip on your left arm, slide your left knee under his arms to break his grip. This might not work as well with a gi, but it's pretty much foolproof in no gi and MMA.
2) Be ready for him to move into headmount if you haven't broken his grip yet. Start gripping your hands together in a solid position so he can't get that headmounted kimura.
3) If he begins to move into headmount, also be ready for him to transition into an armbar on the far side. Remember Hughes vs. St. Pierre? If Georges had been quick enough (I don't think many people would have; that armbar was FAST), all you need to do is bring your knee up in the same manner, and you actually have an armbar on the top guy. I learned this from Matt Hughes on the Bas DVDs. As the top man comes around the corner to turn the kimura into an armbar, he needs to bring his foot/knee into the bottom man's ribs. If the bottom man brings his knee up, in the same way you'd escape sidemount, he can bring his other leg over the top man's head and armbar.
I actually find the kimura from side mount easier to escape than the kimura from guard, if you're talking strictly grappling.
If it's a kimura from half guard, and he's on top, do the same escape with the knee. You might lose position, but you broke his kimura grip, and better to be sidemounted than to be submitted.
If it's a half guard kimura from bottom, grip your hands together, lean the shoulder that's being protected down to the mat, and base that same side leg out to prevent from being swept. You should also hip in a little bit to stop him from recovering full guard. Now use this position to start working your leg out of half guard. Once you do escape, run around to the opposite side of the arm that's being attacked. Run around his head, until you get to the same side as the arm that's being attacked. One of your legs will naturally be over his head. With the other leg, quickly step that foot under his ribs so your shin is pressing into his ribs. Grip his arm (he's holding your arm anyways) and fall back for an armbar. You might also want to throw the wedged leg over his body if you don't get a tap right away, to solidify the position.
Another thing to do, in guard or half guard from top, is to bridge up as high as you can, getting up on your feet, and pushing down on his knee and somersaulting through. If you can scramble, you might even get top position.
